# Paths problem after install - packages is not iterable

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128>\
**Category:** Juno\
**Created:** [August 27, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128 "2018-08-27T12:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@john](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/john)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128/1 "2018-08-27T12:51:40Z")

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I tried to install juno on linux (centos 7) but had some issues so decided to try the windows binary install only to see pretty much the same problem. uber-juno cant run.

I get the “packages not iterable” message with the path to install-panel.js listed  
Part of the issue may be that that path doesn’t exist. nor the file it lists the error  
for (install-panel.js)

The entire tree seems wrong compared to the error message:  
c:\users\username\appdata\local\atom\app-1.29.0\resources\app\node\_modules\settings-view\lib\install-panel.js:384

there is another branch “apm” which is installed with the “…app” folder above which contains a “node\_modules” branch but that itself doesn’t contain a settings-view branch  
That file doesnt seem to exist at all.

Julia is installed ok but I just can’t get atom to do anything except this error on clicking “install”

I found a similar bug report but the file used to fix it is my missing file.

Can anyone suggest anything?  
Have I missed something vital?

TIA

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**Author:** ![pfitzseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pfitzseb/32/45566_2.png) [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128/2 "2018-08-27T13:12:07Z")

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How did you install Atom? Something seems to have gone terribly wrong there…

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**Author:** ![john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@john](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/john)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128/3 "2018-08-29T09:52:20Z")

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Hi

I just double clicked the x64 .exe file and it installs and fires up.  
Press ctrl + , and click install and the not iterable error appears

This is windows-7 64 SP1 using my admin account UAC off

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**Author:** ![pfitzseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pfitzseb/32/45566_2.png) [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128/4 "2018-08-29T19:17:50Z")

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Can you try starting a terminal and type in `apm install julia-client`? Does that work?

It also seems like your Atom installation is broken. Can you install any packages at all?

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**Author:** ![john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@john](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/john)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128/5 "2018-08-31T10:18:28Z")

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Ok so

running that tells me it is trying to find packages in a packages folder  
(myname.atom\packages) but that folder is empty except for a readme file.

is this install attempting silently to download stuff from the internet ?  
My development equipment isn’t allowed to connect to the internet.

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**Author:** ![pfitzseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pfitzseb/32/45566_2.png) [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/paths-problem-after-install-packages-is-not-iterable/14128/6 "2018-08-31T13:01:33Z")

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Yes, Atom’s package installation mechanism downloads the packages for you.

You can however download/clone the packages into a folder and call `apm link` there. I’m sure there are some docs about this around somewhere.